katrina anniversary party! make it authentic and shut the power off, listen to wwl out of new orleans, get liqured up and play gin rummy all night! i love hurricane partys/anniversaries, i'll bring the coleman stove and we'll fry all the de-thawing seafood out of the freezer!...well, mayby keep the power on, for the ladies...oh yeah andrew, to is nice, fro is rough!
edited by: coastrat, Aug 12, 2010 - 07:48 PM
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Do I really want a roller furling jib?
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Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 08:46 PM
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Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 06:02 PM
Andrew I admire your wit, it is lst on most of us
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Posted: Aug 14, 2010 - 07:40 PM
After just about a week of using a roller furling jib, I love it. It makes handling the boat a lot easier. -
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Posted: Aug 14, 2010 - 10:46 PM
Why? What is easier?
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Posted: Aug 15, 2010 - 12:05 AM
I find mine makes beaching easier, furl as you are coming in and you have less things to worry about and less power. When things get hairy I furl the jib and just go uni. When i go to tack I have the option to unfurl and point higher and do an easier tack bafore going back to the reach. Lastly it is really nice when I am taking friends out who don't know anything about sailing (most of the time these days). I can furl up the jib and I don't have to worry if they sit on the blocks or get tangled in teh sheet. It also speeds up my rigging because I can leave the jib up all the time.
All and all it is just a convenience item, but quite a nice one. I pieced mine together for about $150 including all the bits and new forestay mostly used. You can probably do it for that or less if you are patient and wait for people to sell things here or on ebay.
Regards,
Dave
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Dave Bonin
1981 Nacra 5.2 "Lucile"
1986 Nacra 5.7 "Belle"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Aug 15, 2010 - 12:27 PM
Depowering the boat, coming into shore/ the marina after the last tack/jibe I furl the jib and start preparing the boat for landing.
